1page.title=Designing for Auto
2page.tags="design","Auto"
3@jd:body
4
5<a class="notice-developers" href="{@docRoot}training/auto/index.html">
6  <div>
7    <h3>Developer Docs</h3>
8    <p>Building Apps for Auto</p>
9  </div>
10</a>
11
12<div class="sidebox-wrapper">
13<div class="sidebox">
14  <h2><strong>UI Guidelines</strong></h2>
15  <ul>
16  <li><a href="{@docRoot}shareables/auto/AndroidAuto-media-apps.pdf">
17    <strong>Auto Media Apps (PDF)</strong></a>
18  </li>
19  <li><a href="{@docRoot}shareables/auto/AndroidAuto-messaging-apps.pdf">
20    <strong>Auto Messaging Apps (PDF)</strong></a>
21  </li>
22  <li><a href="{@docRoot}shareables/auto/AndroidAuto-custom-colors.pdf">
23    <strong>Auto Color Customization (PDF)</strong></a>
24  </li>
25 </ul>
26</div>
27</div>
28
29<p>Android Auto provide a standardized user interface and user interaction
30model that works across vehicles. As a designer, you do not
31need to worry about vehicle-specific hardware differences. This page
32describes some of the key screens that users will encounter in the
33Auto user interface. To dive deeper into how to design for
34the Auto user interface (UI), see the Auto UI guidelines in the sidebar.</p>
35
36<p class="note"><strong>Important:</strong> Google takes driver distraction
37very seriously. There are specific design requirements your app must meet to
38qualify as an Auto app on Google Play. By adhering to these
39requirements, you can reduce the effort for building and testing your app. For
40more information, see <a href="{@docRoot}distribute/essentials/quality/auto.html">Auto App Quality</a>.</p>
41
42<br>
43
44<h2 id="overview-screen">Overview Screen</h2>
45
46<p>When users first connect their Android device to the car, they are presented
47with the Overview screen. This screen displays contextual cards based on the
48user’s location, time of day, and so on. The user can also use this screen to view
49notifications from their messaging apps and select a message to send a response
50by voice input.</p>
51
52<div class="auto-img-container-single">
53  <div class="auto-img-container">
54    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_overview.png" alt="Overview screen" />
55  </div>
56  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
57    <strong>Figure 1.</strong> The Overview screen may show contextual cards and
58new messages.
59  </p>
60</div>
61
62<h2 id="launchapp">Audio App Launcher</h2>
63
64<p>Tapping on the headphones icon in the Activity Bar lets the
65  user see all audio apps installed on the user’s handheld device and select
66  one of them from a scrollable list.</p>
67
68<div class="auto-img-container-single">
69  <div class="auto-img-container">
70    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_lens_switching.png" alt="Launcher" />
71  </div>
72  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
73    <strong>Figure 2.</strong> The audio app launcher shows available audio apps.
74  </p>
75</div>
76
77<h2>Primary App UI</h2>
78
79<p>After the user selects an audio app, the display shows the primary app UI.
80Auto presents the app in a standardized UI, but you can customize
81this UI to show your own icons, app name, and background images
82(such as the album art).</p>
83
84<div class="auto-img-container-single">
85  <div class="auto-img-container">
86    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_generic_UI.png" alt="Generic audio app UI" />
87  </div>
88  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
89    <strong>Figure 3.</strong> Generic audio app UI.
90  </p>
91</div>
92
93<div class="auto-img-container-single">
94  <div class="auto-img-container">
95    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_custom_UI.png" alt="Customized audio app UI" />
96  </div>
97  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
98    <strong>Figure 4.</strong> Example of the Google Play Music app UI.
99  </p>
100</div>
101
102<h3 id="useractions">User Actions</h3>
103
104<p>The media control card in the primary app UI supports up to four main actions,
105four auxiliary actions on the overflow bar, and the <em>Return</em> action. You can
106use standard controls and customize the actions and icons.</p>
107
108<div class="auto-img-container-single">
109  <div class="auto-img-container">
110    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_custom_user_actions.png" alt="Customized user actions" />
111  </div>
112  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
113    <strong>Figure 5.</strong> Example of user actions in the Google Play Music app.
114  </p>
115</div>
116
117<h3 id="drawerlist">Drawer List</h3>
118
119<p>For browse actions, the display shows the drawer transition. After the
120transition from the primary app UI to the list UI, the drawer appears in the
121center. The customized list UI shows the media containers and the audio files
122provided by the media service in your app. You can also customize drawers with
123icons for list items.</p>
124
125<div class="auto-img-container-single">
126  <div class="auto-img-container">
127    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_drawer_generic.png"
128    alt="Generic drawers" style="border:3px solid black" />
129  </div>
130  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
131    <strong>Figure 6.</strong> Example of the drawer layout template with generic list items.
132  </p>
133</div>
134
135<div class="auto-img-container-single">
136  <div class="auto-img-container">
137    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_drawers_customized.png"
138    alt="Customized drawers" style="border:3px solid black" />
139  </div>
140  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
141    <strong>Figure 7.</strong> Example of the the drawer layout in the Google Play Music app.
142  </p>
143</div>
144
145
146<h2 id="daynighttransitions">Day and Night Transitions</h2>
147
148<p>All the UIs support different color schemes for day and night. The platform
149provides the state (day or night) and makes adjustments automatically.</p>
150
151<div class="auto-img-container-single">
152  <div class="auto-img-container">
153    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_day.png" alt="Audio app in day mode" />
154  </div>
155  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
156    <strong>Figure 8.</strong> Example of the Google Play Music app in day mode.
157  </p>
158</div>
159
160<div class="auto-img-container-single">
161  <div class="auto-img-container">
162    <img src="{@docRoot}auto/images/ui/gearhead_night.png" alt="Audio app in night mode" />
163  </div>
164  <p class="img-caption" style="margin-top:0px">
165    <strong>Figure 9.</strong> Example of the Google Play Music app in night mode.
166  </p>
167</div>
168
169<h3 class="rel-resources clearfloat">Related resources</h3>
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